By William SmithCamp Chapel UMC While some of the more than 400 laypeople faced challenges in getting in and settled, once the hiccups were taken care of, the Laity Session of the 239th Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference delivered. Conference Lay Leader Deloris Martin opened the proceedings...
By Melissa LauberPhotos by Alison Burdett & Tony Richards See photos from the day The people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference greeted the second day of Annual Conference with a special challenge from Bishop Peter D. Weaver: “be perpetual Pentecost people.” Throughout...
Story By Melissa LauberPhotos by Alison Burdett & Tony Richards See photos from the day On May 31, the liturgists and preacher evoked a series of love songs in a worship service that opened the 239th Session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. During her sermon, Bishop LaTrelle...
On June 2, at their annual meeting, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference will be spending time in mission at four schools and providing supplies and books to students at eight others. The Rev. Wanda Duckett, superintendent of the Baltimore Metropolitan District, reflects on how...
By Jim PattersonUnited Methodist News Service There was a simple takeaway from a whirlwind “pilgrimage” to historic United Methodist sites in the nation’s capital and Baltimore: The lessons of history are useless unless applied to our approach to the future. It was a long but...
Sixteen congregations took dramatic steps toward vitality as they recently completed the Catalyst Initiative and implemented new ways of thinking about and being the church. The plans they outlined brought some who had gathered for the closing session to tears as they considered the...
By Melissa Lauber This spring, the Baltimore-Washington Conference Council on Finance and Administration gathered, via Zoom and in-person at the Mission Center, to vote on a proposed budget for 2024. That meeting was like most of their other meetings as the 11 council members, Bishop LaTrelle...
The Power of The TongueJohn 12:1-11 The tongue. The human tongue is a conglomeration of eight muscles. It is used throughout the day to perform several functions, such as tasting, breathing, swallowing and speaking. Many of us grew up hearing that the tongue was the strongest muscle...
By Rev. Bryant Oskvig News articles frequently report on the significant number of career changes that people, on average, will make in their lifetime. Based on current information, the younger generation seems even more likely to have multiple radical career changes. The ministry already has a...
Dear Clergy and Laity of the Baltimore-Washington Conference: I greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. It is with sadness that The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church informs you that the Conference has been sued by 38 churches...
